Anne Ewbank's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Anne Ewbank

Anne Ewbank

Gastro Obscura's senior associate editor

Based in Northern California

Get in touch at: anne.ewbank@atlasobscura.com

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Five Siblings Run the U.S.'s Only Baijiu Distillery in Their Mom's Backyard

Only in Portland.

December 17, 2018

Why a Minnesota Pastor Wrote an Obituary for a Lutefisk Dinner

RIP Faith Lutheran Scandinavian Dinner, 1947-2017.

December 6, 2018

The Historians Cooking Up Mythical Beasts

Making a cokentryce calls for needle, thread, and a lot of meat.

November 27, 2018

Why One Australian Island Celebrates Thanksgiving

There's pumpkin pie, but also multiple banana dishes.

November 21, 2018

When People Panicked Over Pink Peppercorns

They're not even really pepper.

November 16, 2018

cloistered comestibles

What Does It Take to Breed a New Honeybee?

One monk bred a "superbee."

November 14, 2018

Why an English Museum Has a Collection of Magic Potatoes

Touch of the rheumatiz? Try carrying around a purloined spud.

November 7, 2018

The World's Largest Hot Sauce Collection Might Be in an Arizona Living Room

8,600 bottles and counting.

November 2, 2018

When ‘Dumb Suppers’ Were a Halloween Love Ritual

To see into the future, young women held mystical meals.

October 30, 2018

Decoding (Most of) an 18th-Century 'Riddle Menu'

Our readers offer up their answers and theories.

October 26, 2018

How Curry Became a Japanese Naval Tradition

Ships and submarines have their own unique recipes.

October 25, 2018

Ancient Greek Funerals Were Decked Out in Celery

It was a powerful symbol of death—and victory.

October 23, 2018

Your Stories of Blissful Foods Made in Monasteries

Holy cheeses, wines, and cakes abound.

October 22, 2018

The Pyrotechnic Ice-Cream Parades of the Nobel Prize Banquet

Once, there was even an official ice cream.

October 16, 2018

Help Atlas Obscura Solve a Curious 18th-Century Riddle Menu

No one was really eating "quintessence of Toes" back then.

October 9, 2018

Pizza Hut's ‘Little Free Libraries’ Look Exactly Like Mini Pizza Huts

Also, remember BOOK IT?

October 8, 2018

The Life and Times of a Japanese Candy Artist

She brought the rare, age-old art to Epcot and a Yayoi Kusama exhibition.

October 2, 2018

How Salt Helped Win the Civil War

Southern salt-making operations became prime military targets.

September 28, 2018

The Warlike Origins of 'Going Dutch'

The term for splitting the bill has its roots in a bitter international rivalry.

September 25, 2018

midnight munchies

Before Food Trucks, Americans Ate 'Night Lunch' From Beautiful Wagons

They were the ancestors of the modern diner.

September 13, 2018

Inside a 17th-Century 'Barbarian' Cookbook From Japan

It included Portuguese and Japanese recipes for caramel, cake, and an early tempura.

September 11, 2018

This Prized Filipino Fabric Is Made From Pineapple Leaves

It's been a favorite of royalty and a first lady.

September 6, 2018

The 'Chop Suey Sundae' Isn't What You Think It Is

An ice cream topping once had the same name.

September 5, 2018

A Short History of America's 'Tamale Wars'

Their popularity made for some bloody turf wars.

August 31, 2018